Climbing
When Joel Estes first visited the Estes valley on a hunting trip in October of 1859, he thought the valley held promise as a cattle ranch. He and his wife Patsy moved the family into two log cabins near what is now Estes Park. In 1864, William Byers, then editor of the Rocky Mountain News, attempted scaling Longs Peak. Byers and his companions stayed with the Estes family, and then named the area in honor of his hosts.
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Climbing has been a popular activity in and around the area known today as Rocky Mountain National Park since the 1800's. The wide variety of peaks and granite rock formations in the Park provide excellent opportunities for a wide spectrum of climbing including rock, big wall, snow and ice, bouldering and mountaineering. It is a mecca for local climbers, as well as those from around the world. Opportunities for climbing exist in many areas of the park including Lumpy Ridge and Longs Peak.
With its long history of climbing activity, the Rocky Mountain National Park and the surrounding area has long been known for a strong traditional climbing ethic and concern for the resource by its users. The local climbing community does not accept practices such as placing bolts on existing routes or establishing new bolt-intensive routes and chipping or gluing new holds. Clean-climbing techniques are generally the norm. It is incumbent on the local climbing community, along with the Park, to inform and educate climbers new to the area of this fact for the ultimate protection and maintained access to climbing areas.
Climbing opportunities range from bouldering for a few hours to multi-day big wall experiences. Day use in the park requires no special registration or permit. For those climbers planning multi-day climbs, 3.5 or more miles from a trailhead, consisting of 4 or more technical pitches, a bivouac permit is required.
Estes Park, CO Weather
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Other pages you might find helpful:
RockClimb.Org
An online directory of climbs, rock gyms, gear stores, etc.
Summit Post
Summit Posts is a blog for climbers and mountaineers to share info on certain areas, climbs, and give reports or directions.
